/tags/assassination assassination en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:44:21 GMT /news/2024-07-15/authorities-hunt-for-clues-but-motive-of-man-who-tried-to-assassinate-donald-trump-remains-elusive In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to carry out the shocking attack. The FBI said they were investigating it as a potential act of domestic terrorism, but the absence of a clear ideological motive by the man shot dead by the Secret Service led conspiracy theories to flourish. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:44:21 GMT /news/2024-07-15/authorities-hunt-for-clues-but-motive-of-man-who-tried-to-assassinate-donald-trump-remains-elusive Michael Biesecker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Balsamo And Jim Mustian, Associated Press /news/2024-07-14/former-fire-chief-who-died-at-trump-rally-used-his-body-to-shield-family-from-gunfire The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving in front of his family to protect them from gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former president. Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:47:27 GMT /news/2024-07-14/former-fire-chief-who-died-at-trump-rally-used-his-body-to-shield-family-from-gunfire By Ron Todt, Marc Scolforo and Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press /news/2024-07-14/trump-gunman-secret-service The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one of the agency's core duties. Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:47:46 GMT /news/2024-07-14/trump-gunman-secret-service Michael Biesecker and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press